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Clifton Councilwoman Lauren Murphy Dies At 69: 'Champion For The Underdog' Clifton Councilwoman Lauren Murphy Dies At 69: 'Champion For The Underdog'
Clifton Councilwoman Lauren Murphy Dies At 69: 'Champion For The Underdog' Lauren Murphy, a Clifton councilwoman, died on Saturday, Jan. 13 at the age of 69, according to her obituary.  Murphy served as executive director of the Passaic County One Stop Career Center in Paterson and previously spent 34 years as an administrator at the Passaic County Board of Social Services, her obituary reads.  She was elected to the Clifton City Council 2014 and served as president of the Clifton Democratic Club, according to her obituary. "Our hearts are heavy," Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh said on Facebook. "Lauren Murphy did so much for so many. She was a champion fo…

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by Sam Barron
News
NJ Judge Charged With Covering Ties To Friend She Appointed To Handle $600,000 Estate NJ Judge Charged With Covering Ties To Friend She Appointed To Handle $600,000 Estate
NJ Judge Charged With Covering Ties To Friend She Appointed To Handle $600,000 Estate Passaic County Surrogate Bernice Toledo tried to cover up her appointment of a longtime friend and political ally as administrator of a $600,000 estate over the objections of the dead man’s cousin, state authorities charged. Toledo, 51, of Wayne first drew the attention of a state judicial ethics committee after she claimed that “all of the competent adult next of kin and other persons having a prior right to administer the estate had renounced [that] right,” Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said. “In reality, a relative of the decedent who had a prior right of administra…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Passaic County Worker Who Stole Food Stamps Gets Probation Passaic County Worker Who Stole Food Stamps Gets Probation
Passaic County Worker Who Stole Food Stamps Gets Probation A Passaic County social services clerk who used nearly $10,000 worth of food stamps turned in by poor clients for herself was sentenced Friday to five years probation and ordered to reimburse the U.S. Department of Agriculture.  Carol Austin, 62, of Paterson already agreed to forfeit her job and be permanently banned from holding any public office or “position of honor, trust or profit” in the state as part of a plea deal, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. She also must repay the $9,995.84 she stole to the government. Austin “was working for the Passaic County Board of Soci…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Passaic County Social Services Worker Admits Stealing Food Stamps Passaic County Social Services Worker Admits Stealing Food Stamps
Passaic County Social Services Worker Admits Stealing Food Stamps PATERSON, N.J. – A Passaic County social services clerk admitted using used food stamps turned in by poor clients for herself. Carol Austin, 62, of Paterson agreed to forfeit her job and be permanently banned from holding any public office or “position of honor, trust or profit” in the state as part of a plea deal, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said Friday. In exchange, she’ll be ordered to serve up to 364 days in the Passaic County Jail and pay restitution of more than $500 to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the prosecutor said. Austin “was working for the Passaic County…

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by Jerry DeMarco